As many as 90 Russian trucks have delivered loads of humanitarian aid to the Donbass region in Eastern Ukraine.

The convoy has transported there medicaments, construction and New Year presents.

Deliveries have a total weight of 1.4 tons. Some reports say the amount is higher and even put the number of trucks at up to 170.

Pictures from photo agency show that the loads also contain other items such as Christmas trees.

Nine other convoys have been sent to the Donbass region in the last few months, with Ukraine warning the truckload might include weaponry and other lethal aid. Both Moscow and pro-Russian rebels seizing control of Donetsk and Luhansk regions dismiss the claims.

Officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic were quoted by TASS agency as saying the aid would be distributed among schools and hospitals.

The convoy's entry into Ukraine comes against the background of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's decision to set up a special governmental committee dealing with humanitarian aid for territories affected from the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The new structure will be based in the Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, and will be headed by a Deputy Economy Minister.

Kiev accuses Moscow of fomenting unrest in the Donbass, while the Kremlin has repeatedly warned the Ukrainian government against infringing the rights of its Russian-speaking population.

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